diff --git a/proxmox/etc/systemd/network/90-nic0.link b/proxmox/etc/systemd/network/90-nic0.link
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..27fd525
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proxmox/etc/systemd/network/90-nic0.link
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[Match]
+MACAddress=58:47:ca:72:ef:21
+
+[Link]
+Name=nic0
+
diff --git a/proxmox/etc/systemd/network/91-nic1.link b/proxmox/etc/systemd/network/91-nic1.link
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5a1a6c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proxmox/etc/systemd/network/91-nic1.link
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[Match]
+MACAddress=58:47:ca:72:ef:22
+
+[Link]
+Name=nic1
+
diff --git a/proxmox/etc/systemd/network/README.md b/proxmox/etc/systemd/network/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1976150
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proxmox/etc/systemd/network/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# stop interfaces from changing names
+
+some reason my mini pc keeps flipping these around randomly on boot
+force them to stay to their mac addresses with these files
+